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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>this would be my personal wish list:<br>
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English:<br>
New International Version<br>
New American Standard Bible<br>
New King James Version<br>
<br>
German:<br>
Revidierte Elberfelder<br>
Schlachter 2000<br>
Menge<br>
Luther 1984<br>
Neue Genfer Übersetzung<br>
<br>
I realize that all of these are available in a free mobile app or
also online on websites. So I do have access to the text.<br>
When doing bible study, though, I want to work with these
translations right in my own bible software on my desktop
computer. I want to work with the text, link my own material to
it, take notes, create outlines, maintain topical verse lists,
create markup. And it's odd to do this with older translations
than I'm used to from my printed bibles. Some websites have some
of these study features. But I don't want to store my personal
bible study material on some online server.</p>
<p>I know a lot of other people with similar needs, both in Germany
and the US.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Tobias<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13.03.19 21:02, Michael H wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="garamond,
serif">What's your target audience geographically? Is
this mostly non-English speaking concern? or is the gap
of material mostly English?</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="garamond, serif">On a desktop (in
English,) the gap that "free" can't currently fill is
not Bible Text, but in 20 and 21st century scholarship
about Bible issues. It is very easy to see the text of
practically any version of the Bible on a desktop
computer with an internet connection. I nor any serious
Bible Scholar doesn't need those. </font><br>
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<font size="4" face="garamond, serif">The Gap (in English)
that "free" can't fill are the copyrighted libraries of
Logos and Accordance beyond the Bible text. </font><br>
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<a href="https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries</a><br>
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If you study that list, and make a list of "Can I
access this online for free?" The Bibles all get
check marks, but then the rest of those $5000-30000
Library items are all unchecked. Some of these items
I've run into in discussions where my lack of access
does leave me relying on mentions in email and chat
groups, not the primary source. <br>
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The priority that exists for open source libraries is
the large library of current and modern scholarship on
the Bible that is locked behind near perpetual
copyrights. Lack of modern scholarship is one of many
sources but nearly a majority source of sectarian
ideas like "KJVO" and the "mama trinity." These wacky
topics have been debunked over and over in modern
scholarship. And with true open libraries, KJVO and
"mama trinity" wouldn't even exist. (and I'm not
suggesting here anything directly about KJVO or a
feminine member of the Trinity, those are just lead
ins to hitting that paywall I keep running into. You
can freely insert your gaps of knowledge that you
study on but never find good materials for.) </div>
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PM Tobias Klein <<a href="mailto:contact@tklein.info"
moz-do-not-send="true">contact@tklein.info</a>> wrote:<br>
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13.03.19 13:14, Dominique Corbex wrote:<br>
> In France, people use modern (non-free) translation too,
but *printed* <br>
> Bibles.<br>
> Some people I know have installed Bible apps on their
phones but are not willing to pay for a non-free version.<br>
> And for good reason, popular modern translation have
their own free apps on Play Store:<br>
> <a
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.SBG.s21"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.SBG.s21</a>)<br>
> <a
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.book.bible.bds"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.book.bible.bds</a><br>
> <a
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bible.jang.frpdv"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bible.jang.frpdv</a><br>
> <a
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bible.parole.de.vie"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bible.parole.de.vie</a><br>
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Apps are often times available with non-free translations for
free, but <br>
that's not the case for decent desktop bible study software.<br>
Even if the market is reduced to desktop bible study programs,
that's <br>
still a rather large market where Sword-based software could
increase <br>
its share.<br>
Desktop bible study software is often times used by people in
ministries <br>
(teaching/preaching/bible study preparation). And these kind
of users <br>
are usually also ready to pay.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Tobias<br>
<br>
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